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Colour

#DCD9DC

  • #DCD9DC
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCD9DC is a near-white with RGB values 220, 217, 220 and HSL 300°, 4%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCD9DC#DCD9DC
HEX#DCD9DC
RGBrgb(220, 217, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.851, 0.8627
RGB percentages86.3%, 85.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(300, 4.1%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 1.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 1.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,473,692
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD9DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#232623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD9DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 2.1Light grey · ΔE 3.1Silver · ΔE 9.5White smoke · ΔE 9.7Lavender · ΔE 10.1Lavender blush · ΔE 10.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 2.06, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DCD9
Analogous#DBD9DC, #DCD9DB
Triadic#DCDCD9, #D9DCDC
Split complementary#DBDCD9, #D9DCDB
Tetradic#DCDBD9, #D9DCD9, #D9DBDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F4F4
Darker −10%#C4BEC4
Darker −20%#ABA4AB
Darker −30%#938993
Darker −40%#797079
More saturated +25%#E5D0E5
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R220
G217
B220
Red220 (86.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)4.11%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DC · G D9 · B DC

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